Best of OpenTelemetry — April 2024

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   Milan Jovanović·2y

   Introduction to Distributed Tracing With OpenTelemetry in .NET

   Learn what OpenTelemetry is and how to use it in .NET applications for distributed tracing. Configure OpenTelemetry with instrumentations and exporters. Run Jaeger locally for analyzing distributed traces.

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   AWS in Plain English·2y

   A Deep Dive into OpenTelemetry: Running the OpenTelemetry Demo

   Part 2 of the article series on OpenTelemetry. Learn how to produce traces and metrics using the OpenTelemetry demo and how to detect errors in your application. The demo provides step-by-step instructions on setting up an AWS EC2 instance, installing Docker, and running the demo. The article highlights the importance of using tools like Jaeger and Grafana for monitoring and troubleshooting.

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   Community Picks·2y

   Why is OpenTelemetry important for Java applications?

   This article introduces Observability and highlights the importance of OpenTelemetry for Java applications. It explains the key components of Observability, the components of OpenTelemetry, and the role of OpenTelemetry APIs, SDKs, and tools. The article also covers how OpenTelemetry instruments telemetry data, the OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP), pipelines in OpenTelemetry, and the OpenTelemetry Collector. It describes how to install and configure a Collector, collect and process telemetry data, and export telemetry data. The article concludes by mentioning Digma, a tool that utilizes OpenTelemetry to provide valuable insights for code optimization.

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